The rebel soldier of 1940
Leading the Free French global resistance
Decolonization and the birth of a new Republic
The global giant and the final curtain
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Master of The life of Charles de Gaulle
diego Swipe through historic crises to learn how Charles de Gaulle built the Fifth Republic.
Dozens of assassination plots: Charles de Gaulle survived over thirty assassination attempts, famously brushing off a 1962 machine-gun ambush as 'bad shooting.'
The process by which a state withdraws from a former colony, leaving it independent. In 1962, De Gaulle recognized Algerian independence, ending years of conflict and colonial rule.
In 1962, what major democratic reform did Charles de Gaulle introduce for choosing the French President?
In which French village did Charles de Gaulle spend his 'wilderness years' writing his memoirs?
What was the name of the peace treaties signed in 1962 that granted Algeria its independence from France?
Which colony's war for independence caused the political crisis that brought Charles de Gaulle back to power in 1958?
How did Charles de Gaulle survive the famous 1962 Petit-Clamart assassination attempt on his car?
What is the name of the current French constitutional system that Charles de Gaulle established in 1958?